Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Part I: Syntax and its interfaces
6. Locative prepositional phrases and inalienable PLACE in Lebanese Arabic* 3
7. On the syntax of exceptive constructions in Egyptian Arabic* 35
8. Verbal and nominal plurals and the syntaxmorphology interface 59
9. Exploring the syntax-phonology interface in Arabic 75
10. A salience-based analysis of the Tunisian Arabic demonstrative hāk as used in oral narratives* 99
11. Part II: Arabic Linguistic Variation
12. Moroccan artists ‘blacklisted’ 123
13. Lateral fricative ḍād in Tihāmat Qaḥtān 151
14. Arabic ȷ̌ and the class of Sun Letters 171
15. Quantifying lexical and pronunciation variation between three Arabic varieties* 187
16. Part III: First Language Acquisition
17. Compensatory lengthening 215
18. Index 237